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Which option gives the correct cause-and-effect relationship for Reproduction, Sexual and asexual reproduction: students must describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information.
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Reproduction
Question
- A. Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Sexual and asexual reproduction because students must describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information.
- B. Reversed cause: Treating DNA as if it always means one gene. This would blur DNA vs genes instead of testing Sexual and asexual reproduction.
- C. Missing link: Calling a gene a whole chromosome. This misses the objective focus on describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information.
- D. Different process: It moves into a neighbouring Unit 4.6 idea rather than Reproduction / Sexual and asexual reproduction.
Answer
The correct option is Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Sexual and asexual reproduction because students must describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information.. It is the only option that keeps DNA vs genes separate and answers the approved learning objective in Sexual and asexual reproduction.
Explanation
The correct option is Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Sexual and asexual reproduction because students must describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information.. Correct cause and effect: DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. This matches Sexual and asexual reproduction because students must describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information. is correct because DNA is the molecule; a gene is a functional section of that molecule. The learning objective says students must describe asexual reproduction as reproduction involving one parent, no gamete fusion and no mixing of genetic information, so the answer must stay inside Sexual and asexual reproduction. The alternative options are wrong because they either treating dna as if it always means one gene., calling a gene a whole chromosome., or drift away from when asking about dna, test molecular structure, base sequence, nucleotides, or genetic information storage..
Common mistake
Mislabeling Asexual Reproduction as Sexual
Students often describe asexual reproduction as involving two parents or gamete fusion, confusing it with sexual reproduction.
Clarify that asexual reproduction involves only one parent, no gamete fusion, and no mixing of genetic information – the offspring are genetic copies of the parent.
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